SEOUL—Apple AAPL 1.17%increase; green up pointing triangle says it will soon introduce generative artificial intelligence to its new iPhones. Samsung 005930 0.00%increase; green up pointing triangle Electronics, Apple’s chief smartphone rival, offers clues on how the experience might go. Since January, Samsung has rolled out many of the same AI features that Apple has promised,…
CNN — Here’s a look at Google, Inc. The name Google is a play on the word “googol,” a mathematical term referring to a 1 followed by 100 zeros (represented as 1 x 10100). Alphabet, Inc., Google’s parent company, employed 182,381 people as of September 30, 2023. Statistics from July 2023 show that Google owns…
CNN — Here’s a look at Apple, Inc, creator of the Mac computer and the iPhone. The corporate headquarters are in Cupertino, California. As of September 2023, the company reported that it employs approximately 161,000 people full-time. April 1, 1976 – Apple Computers, Inc. is founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Their first product…
Updated Jan. 16, 2024 7:06 pm ET The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down Apple’s attempt to appeal a decision in an antitrust case over its App Store, a rejection that could create new options for companies such as Netflix and Spotify to sign up customers. Apple and “Fortnite” developer Epic Games last year separately…
Updated Jan. 16, 2024 4:48 am ET Apple is offering rare discounts in China, including on its latest iPhones, in a bid to beat back growing competition in the high-end market from rivals. The tech giant is running a promotion from Thursday through Sunday in China in which it is cutting the price of iPhones…
Updated Jan. 15, 2024 3:33 pm ET Apple is removing a blood-oxygen sensor from some of its smartwatches to get around a patent dispute related to the technology, a step likely to avoid further sales disruptions but one that may raise questions about the company’s push into health. The company halted sales of some watch…
Thomson Reuters said it has bought a majority stake in the Pagero Grouptaking it closer toward full control of the latter. Apart from the key shareholders, including Summa Equity, Pagero’s chief executive Bengt Nilsson, several members of the management team and employees, have sold their stock to the company, Thomson Reuters said Monday. Copyright ©2024…
As one of the nation’s first owners of General Motors’ new electric Chevrolet Blazer, James Hattin was loving the SUV—before the problems began. On a trip from the mountains back to his home in Burbank, Calif., he and his wife heard weird clicking noises coming from the dashboard. A short time later, the cruise control…
The VanMoof X3 was the perfect fit. Both my 6-foot-1 husband and my 5-foot-2 self could ride the e-bike comfortably. We live in Paris, and the X3 had many features to ward off thieves, including an integrated wheel lock, a motion-based alarm and location tracking via Apple’s Find My network. I’ve reviewed a number of…
After decades of trying, consumer electronics companies are rolling out a solar technology that mimics photosynthesis in plants. It lets devices charge indoors and, in some cases, can eliminate batteries entirely. This new light-harvesting tech is fundamentally different from the crystalline silicon-based panels on rooftops and in solar farms, and also from the amorphous silicon…
